Tales from the Timebox: Avalanche Teams Find Their Stride in New Tiers

Now that our teams have been placed in their respective tiers for the regular season the scores this past weekend were much closer and the games much more competitive.

U11 Avalanche

Our U11 Avalanche played to an eight all draw on Saturday against Dewberry. Cohen “Big Horn” Brousseau scoring all eight goals for the Avalanche. No doubt about it, he is on pace to break his big brother Hudson “The Bull” record that he set a few years ago.

On Sunday the U11 team travelled to St Paul winning that one 15 to 8. The scoring is much more spread out in this one. Big Horn scoring four. His younger brother Gavin “The Badger” scoring a hat trick and assisting on two others. Maximus “To the Max” Laliberte also scored four goals. Jasper “The Grizzly Bear” Hymanyk scoring two goals and adding two assists. Hard-nosed defenseman Damian “Fog Horn” Ockerman blasting two shots into the twine. Landon “Lights Out” St Arnault, Mason “Mini-wheels” Weir and Brady “The Bulldozer” Heathcote all with an assist in this game. Behind the mask, goalie Tydis “Whiskeyjack” Cardinal was steady between the pipes.

U13 Avalanche

Our U13 team playing in tier four now is having a much better season splitting the weekend with one win and one loss. On Friday night they travelled to Cold Lake losing this one 8 to 3. Jase “The Jackal” scored two of the goals. “Hurricane Kael” Large the other goal scorer. Stetson “Shack” Reynolds adding an assist.

On Sunday the U13 Avalanche won their game over the Wabasca Eagles 10 to 6. The Jackal pounding in six goals and adding an assist, Hurricane Kael adding two goals and an assist. Grayson “Big Bang” Koppang and “General Lee” Barstad each scoring one goal. Stetson “Shack” Reynolds, Rylan “Freight Train” Kryzanowski, “Jumbo Jay” Large, Thomas “The Tank” Morris and Jaydn “The Shark” Sakowsky all with assists. Goaltender Benjamin “Benny Boy” Saddleback facing 66 shots in this one.

Even after being moved up to tier two the U15 Avalanche team is still rolling along. On Saturday they faced off against Kitscoty, the game ending in a three all tie. Hunter “Hard Rock” Pankiw, William “Billy Bob” Ballas and “Fearless Frank” Killiam all scoring for the Avalanche. Cade “Eagle Eye” Elliott with two helpers. Lennox “All Out” St Arnault and Jaxon “Magic” Marcoux each with an assist.

U15 Avalanche

On Sunday the U15 Avalanche defeated the visiting Lac La Biche Clippers 9 to 4. Being in the right place at the right time can pay off as Fearless Frank and All Out found out; camping out in the slot scoring two goals each. Billy Bob, Magic, Hard Rock, “Jesse James” Penner and Hudson “The Bull” Brousseau all adding to the tally. The speedy Eagle Eye setting up two goals. Steady defenseman Hudson “The Hammer” Krankowsky with three assists. Rugged D-man Grayson “Slim” Skakun rocking a few guys on the blue line also with an assist. Goalie Theo “Long Horn” Quinney standing tall stopping a penalty shot in the first period that seemed to change the course of the game.

U18 Avalanche

Our U18 Avalanche team dropping down one tier now playing in tier three had a good weekend playing 500 hockey with a win and a loss. Friday night in Frog Lake the boys dropped a 6 to 4 decision to the T Birds. Liam “Sledgehammer” Swedgen, Brendan “Buzz Saw” Kadutski, “Wild Wyatt” Fontaine and “Timmy Joe” Cardinal all scoring one goal each. Braylee “Free Willy” Lesyk, Evett “Snoop Dog” Smereka, Dominique “Domi” Krankowsky and Odin St Arnault with the assists.

On Sunday the U18 team hosted the Wabasca Eagles winning this one 7 to 4. A hat trick for the slick stick-handling Sledgehammer. Anton “A-Bomb” Braithwaite, Buzz Saw and Snoop Dog with one goal each. Remington “Steel” Reynolds with one going bar down sending the Eagles goalie’s water bottle flying. Free Willy with three assists. Morris Amyotte, Tristan “Bobcat” Brousseau, Wild Wyatt, Domi and Dustin “Blow Torch” Brind with one assist each. Owen “Ollie the Goalie” Grykuliak and Drayden “The Wall” Skakun sharing the goaltending duties.

This coming Friday night will be exciting. The U18 Avalanche team will be having a teddy bear toss and hosting the Wainwright Bisons at 7pm. The Christmas parade is scheduled for 6pm so you should be able to catch it and then the game and fireworks at 9.30 — a big bang going off about the same time as the U18 game is ending.